diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/functions/index.js b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/functions/index.js
index 85cb3ae4a..5faae064e 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/functions/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/functions/index.js
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ class AwsCompileFunctions {
 
   compileFunction(functionName) {
     return BbPromise.try(() => {
+      const cfTemplate = this.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate;
       const functionResource = this.cfLambdaFunctionTemplate();
       const functionObject = this.serverless.service.getFunction(functionName);
       functionObject.package = functionObject.package || {};
@@ -213,8 +214,7 @@ class AwsCompileFunctions {
           const splittedArn = arn.split(':');
           if (splittedArn[0] === 'arn' && (splittedArn[2] === 'sns' || splittedArn[2] === 'sqs')) {
             const dlqType = splittedArn[2];
-            const iamRoleLambdaExecution = this.serverless.service.provider
-              .compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Resources.IamRoleLambdaExecution;
+            const iamRoleLambdaExecution = cfTemplate.Resources.IamRoleLambdaExecution;
             let stmt;
 
             functionResource.Properties.DeadLetterConfig = {
@@ -271,8 +271,7 @@ class AwsCompileFunctions {
         if (typeof arn === 'string') {
           const splittedArn = arn.split(':');
           if (splittedArn[0] === 'arn' && splittedArn[2] === 'kms') {
-            const iamRoleLambdaExecution = this.serverless.service.provider
-              .compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Resources.IamRoleLambdaExecution;
+            const iamRoleLambdaExecution = cfTemplate.Resources.IamRoleLambdaExecution;
 
             functionResource.Properties.KmsKeyArn = arn;
 
@@ -318,8 +317,7 @@ class AwsCompileFunctions {
             mode = 'Active';
           }
 
-          const iamRoleLambdaExecution = this.serverless.service.provider
-            .compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Resources.IamRoleLambdaExecution;
+          const iamRoleLambdaExecution = cfTemplate.Resources.IamRoleLambdaExecution;
 
           functionResource.Properties.TracingConfig = {
             Mode: mode,
@@ -436,10 +434,7 @@ class AwsCompileFunctions {
         [functionLogicalId]: functionResource,
       };
 
-      Object.assign(
-        this.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Resources,
-        newFunctionObject
-      );
+      Object.assign(cfTemplate.Resources, newFunctionObject);
 
       const shouldVersionFunction =
         functionObject.versionFunction != null
@@ -467,9 +462,7 @@ class AwsCompileFunctions {
           );
         }
 
-        this.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Resources[
-          this.provider.naming.getLambdaOnlyVersionLogicalId(functionName)
-        ] = {
+        cfTemplate.Resources[this.provider.naming.getLambdaOnlyVersionLogicalId(functionName)] = {
           Type: 'AWS::Lambda::Version',
           Properties: {
             FunctionName: { Ref: functionLogicalId },
@@ -539,10 +532,7 @@ class AwsCompileFunctions {
           [versionLogicalId]: versionResource,
         };
 
-        Object.assign(
-          this.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Resources,
-          newVersionObject
-        );
+        Object.assign(cfTemplate.Resources, newVersionObject);
 
         // Add function versions to Outputs section
         const functionVersionOutputLogicalId = this.provider.naming.getLambdaVersionOutputLogicalId(
@@ -552,7 +542,7 @@ class AwsCompileFunctions {
 
         newVersionOutput.Value = { Ref: versionLogicalId };
 
-        Object.assign(this.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Outputs, {
+        Object.assign(cfTemplate.Outputs, {
           [functionVersionOutputLogicalId]: newVersionOutput,
         });
       });